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The new geopolitics of the Middle East: America’s role in a changing region

2019Amanda SloatBruce JonesBruce RiedalCulture, Education and DevelopmentEgyptForeign RelationsJeffrey FeltmanKemal KirisciMartin S. IndykNatan SachsPaperSamantha GrossSuzanne MaloneyTamara Cofman WittesThe Brookings Institution
January 08, 2019 16:38 pm
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Source: Brookings Author(s): Jeffrey Feltman, Samantha Gross, Martin Indyk, Kemal Kirişci, Suzanne Maloney, Bruce Riedel, Natan Sachs, Amanda Sloat, Angela Stent, Tamara Cofman Wittes, and Bruce Jones Original Link: https://www.brookings.edu/research/the-new-geopolitics-of-the-middle-east-americas-role-in-a-changing-region/ DIRECTOR’S SUMMARY The perception of U.S. withdrawal from the Middle...

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Dimensions of Israeli role in Egypt’s Sinai

2019Dr. Adnan Abu AmerEgyptEgyptian Institute For StudiesForeign RelationsPaperSinai
January 08, 2019 15:11 pm
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Source: Egyptian Institute for Studies Author(s): Dr. Adnan Abu Amer Original Link: https://en.eipss-eg.org/dimensions-of-israeli-role-in-egypts-sinai/ Israel has been closely monitoring the ongoing security developments in Sinai, especially the Egyptian army’s comprehensive military Operation Sinai-2018 against armed groups in northern and central Sinai since February 2018. Tel Aviv believes...

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Egypt: Little Truth in Al-Sisi’s ‘60 Minutes’ Responses

2019Civil SocietyEgyptHuman RightsHuman Rights WatchMediaPaperSecurity and Counter-Terrorism
January 07, 2019 17:57 pm
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Source: Human Rights Watch Author(s): N/A Original Link: https://www.hrw.org/news/2019/01/07/egypt-little-truth-al-sisis-60-minutes-responses President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi of Egypt made several wrong claims in his appearance on January 6, 2019 on the “60 Minutes” TV show in the United States, Human Rights Watch said today. Among his statements was that the Egyptian government holds no...

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Eastern Mediterranean Gas: Taking an Unpaved Road

2019Culture, Education and DevelopmentEconomyEgyptEgyptian Institute For StudiesForeign RelationsJudicial AffairsKhaled FouadPaper
January 07, 2019 15:13 pm
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Source: Egyptian Institute for Studies Author(s): Khaled Fouad Original Link: https://en.eipss-eg.org/eastern-mediterranean-gas-taking-an-unpaved-road/ This study aims at making a comprehensive assessment of the Israeli-Egyptian gas deal and addressing its political, strategic, and economic dimensions within the framework of the regional and international interactions in the Eastern...

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For the Egyptian government, it’s time to deliver

2019Democracy and PoliticsEgyptMiddle East InstituteMirette F. Mabrouk Paper
January 07, 2019 15:11 pm
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Source: Middle East Institute Author(s): Mirette F. Mabrouk Original Link: https://www.mei.edu/publications/2019-middle-east-preview-key-trends-events-and-policies-watch If 2018 was a year in which the Egyptian government asked its citizens (and the international community) to bear with it while it enacted rigid austerity measures to mend an ailing economy and tightened civic freedoms to...

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“First of all, I am an Egyptian citizen, and afterwards a Christian”: The Coptic Church in Egypt between religion and politics, as reflected on social media

2019Civil SocietyCulture, Education and DevelopmentEgyptJudicial AffairsMediaMichael BarakMinoritiesPaperThe Moshe Dayan Center For Middle Eastern And African Studies
January 06, 2019 16:48 pm
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Source: The Moshe Dayan Center For Middle Eastern And African Studies Author(s): Michael Barak Original Link: https://dayan.org/content/first-all-i-am-egyptian-citizen-and-afterwards-christian-coptic-church-egypt-between The increasingly close relationship between the Egyptian Coptic Church and the Egyptian regime, since 2013 headed by Abd al-Fattah al-Sisi, has long been greeted with mixed...

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Sources: Presidency gives Egyptian media orders not to cover CBS interview with Sisi

2019Culture, Education and DevelopmentEgyptForeign RelationsMadamasrMediaPaper
January 06, 2019 15:15 pm
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Source: Madamasr Author(s): Madamasr Original Link: https://madamasr.com/en/2019/01/06/feature/politics/sources-presidency-gives-egyptian-media-explicit-orders-to-refrain-from-covering-cbs-interview-with-sisi/ Two separate media sources within the intelligence-controlled Egyptian Media Group (EMG) say that they have received explicit orders from the presidency’s media office to refrain from...

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Sisi maintains repositioning of military leaders

2019EgyptEgyptian Institute For StudiesMahmoud GamalMilitary AffairsPaper
September 09, 2018 14:40 pm
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Source: Egyptian Institute for Studies Author(s): Mahmoud Gamal Original Link: https://en.eipss-eg.org/sisi-maintains-repositioning-of-military-leaders/ Since the early moments of the military coup (4 July 2013), Abdel- Fattah Al-Sisi has worked to impose full control over the military institution as well as all other security institutions. Therefore, he has conducted a series of changes and...

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